Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle
Distinguished name (DN)
Also written: DN, distinguished names
The unique name of an LDAP entry: its path from the entry up to the top of the tree. Priya's DN is uid=priya,ou=people,dc=kettleandcrane,dc=com.
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Related terms
LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)dc (domain component)ou (organizational unit)cn (common name)uid (user ID)